EPISODE 219                                                                                                     PAGE 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Episode Title: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Prod. No: #2T5269 | Original US Airdate: May 3, 2005

Nathan's Uncle Cooper comes into town to take Nathan and Lucas on a racing trip. On the track, Nathan and Lucas are challenged to a race by the beautiful Daytona and her smart aleck brother Garrett, but things go horribly wrong when Nathan loses control of his car and crashes into a wall. Meanwhile, Deb's addiction to pain pills intensifies and Dan exposes Andy's relationship with Karen to his class.

NOTE:  Guest star Stuart Lafferty (Jared) is James Lafferty's younger brother.

EPISODE 220

Episode Title: Lifetime Piling Up
Prod. No: #2T5270 | Original US Airdate: May 10, 2005

Following a racecar accident, Nathan dreams of what life would have been like if Dan had stayed with Karen and Lucas instead of marrying Deb. In this imaginary world, Lucas would have had the wealth and stature and Nathan would have been the one to grow up on the wrong side of the tracks.
 

EPISODE 221

Episode Title: What Could Have Been
Prod. No: #2T5271 | Original US Airdate: May 17, 2005

Nathan is released from the hospital and returns home to a pile of unpaid bills and an eviction notice. Lucas, Peyton and Brooke throw a fundraiser at the River Court to raise money, but Dan is the one that comes to Nathan's rescue. However, his gift comes with strings - he wants Nathan to ask Haley for an annulment.

EPISODE 222

Episode Title: The Tide That Left and Never Came Back
Prod. No: #2T5272 | Original US Airdate: May 24, 2005

Things heat up between Lucas and Brooke after they head to New York for an overnight stay with Haley. Nathan and Deb conspire to desert Dan for good, leading to an explosive conclusion when he discovers their plan. Peyton is elated when she gets the band Jimmy Eat World to perform at TRIC in time for Jake's release from jail. Meanwhile, Andy invites Karen to spend the summer in New Zealand.

NOTE: Part 1 of the 2-hour Season Finale, aired at 8PM.

EPISODE 223

Episode Title: The Leavers Dance
Prod. No: #2T5273 | Original US Airdate: May 24, 2005

Karen decides to go to New Zealand. She constantly tries to call Andy, but she never reaches him. Karen saw Keith outside of her cafe and then he vanished when a car pulled up in front of him. Brooke has left for the summer. Dan confronts Lucas of his intentions to seek out revenge on him. It resulted, as it seems, in both of them hating each other. Someone gets their revenge on Dan who causes all the trouble in Tree Hill. Dan may be dead because someone caught his dealership on fire with him in it. Haley comes back to Tree Hill to see Nathan.

NOTE: Part 2 of the 2-hour Season Finale, aired at 8PM. Sheryl Lee (Ellie) plays Peyton's mother in this episode. She also starred in John Carpenter's 'Vampires' with Thomas Ian Griffith, who played Peyton's father.